Just the Facts: Protecting frontline clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

CJEM. 2020 Jul;22(4):435-439. doi: 10.1017/cem.2020.359.

Paul Atkinson^{1

2}, James French¹, Eddy Lang³, Tamara McColl⁴, Laurie Mazurik⁵

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick.
² Office of the Chief Medical Officer, WorkSafeNB, Saint John, NB.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON.

Abstract

There is no patient emergency more important than protecting health care workers during a pandemic.

Keywords: Coronavirus; emergency department; hazard control measures; personal protective equipment.

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Infection Control / organization & administration*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Personal Protective Equipment*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
SARS-CoV-2